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Footnotes

Footnotes

1. See http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/

2. Ante-pre-school refers to the penultimate year before children are eligible to start school (typically ages 3-4) while pre-school refers to the year immediately prior to commencing primary education (typically ages 4-5)

3. See http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/

4. Number based on the October 2015 database, excluding establishments within the Moray Council area

5. The dates of the initial emails and reminder emails varied due to the staggered nature of distribution over a period of 1-2 days

6. Ante-pre-school refers to the penultimate year before children are eligible to start school (typically ages 3-4) while pre-school refers to the year immediately prior to commencing primary education (typically ages 4-5)

7. The 2009 Road Safety Early Years Resource Consultation: Analysis of Responses showed a similar response pattern with 70% of consultation responses received from nurseries/playgroups compared to 30% from primary schools/pre-5 units

11. The Bookbug baby bag is gifted to parents via Health Visitors for children up to the age of 1. It contains books, CDs, puppets and other resources to support and encourage reading between parents/carers and their children from birth

26. Averages exclude the Autumn 14/15 figures since an incomplete dataset was available for that distribution

27. It is not clear why some of the pre-school establishments provided responses on how they distributed this pack, but this may indicate that packs are being distributed earlier than intended or that establishments misunderstood what was being asked

29. GLOW is a digital environment for learning that is available across Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government. It presents schools with a purpose built digital learning solution which supports the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence